Klang MP: New study needed to address water woesFRI, 23 JUL 2010 18:07By G VinodKLANG: The federal government needs to conduct a fresh study on water supply and demand in the country as reports produced by the Malaysia Water Association and the National Water Resources Study (NWRS) had missed one crucial variable – climate change. Read More…
23 July 2010
KERAJAAN KOMITED MEMASTIKAN BEKALAN AIR YANG BERTERUSAN KEPADA PENDUDUK DI NEGERI SELANGOR, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR DAN PUTRAJAYA
Jadual: Unjuran Permintaan Bekalan Air Terawat Bagi Negeri Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Putrajaya
Year, Existing effective supply capacity(MLD), Planning Demand (MLD), Supply balance (MLD), Reserve (%)
2008 4,326 4,201 125 2.89
2009 4,326 4,284 42 0.97
2010 4,326 4,391 -65 -1.50
2011 4,326 4,511 -185 -4.28
2012 4,431 4,625 -194 -4.37
2013 4,431 4,768 -337 -7.60
2014 4,431 4,907 -476 -10.74
Sumber: SPAN (2010)
Syabas Needs To Reduce NRW Rate To Overcome Water Shortage In Selangor - MB
SHAH ALAM, July 21 (Bernama) — Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) needs to reduce the Non-Revenue Water (NRW) rate to overcome water shortage problems in Selangor, said Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.He said now, for every 100 gallons of treated water produced by the company, only 65 per cent could be sold to consumers while the remaining 35 per cent was lost due to leakages.
The Star. Saturday May 1, 2010
Story and pictures by DIANA ROSE
SPORTING a cowboy hat, checked shirt, heavy duty boots and donning a pair of faded jeans, Kenyah Tony Kulleh, 50, is all brawn and determined to tap the countless opportunities when South-East Asia’s largest hydro dam, the Bakun dam, starts full operations next year.
The ex-teacher and entrepreneur hails from Uma Bakah and is one of the 9,400 indigenous people who were resettled 12 years ago to make way for the construction of the dam.
Under the Bakun Resettlement Scheme, their new homes are located in Sungai Asap, Belaga district, with an undulating valley of some 6,000ha entirely bounded by steep hills, state land and privately-owned oil palm plantations and is accessible by timber roads.
For Tony, he understands only too well that those who can alter their mindset to quickly adapt to the modern life are the ones who will survive and thrive.
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Written by Isabelle Francis
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 (The Edge Financial Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd said it would not be sourcing power from the Bakun hydroelectric dam in Sarawak and has mapped out alternative plans to meet the increasing power demand in the peninsula.
“There will be no transmission from Sarawak in 2015, neither will there be in 2017.
“Bakun’s (and Murum’s) power, according to Sarawak government, is needed for the state. We are… we were just a potential buyer, and since there is no capacity to buy, we will not be buying from Bakun.